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This TechCrunch article covers the high-profile veto of California's SB 1047, a pivotal moment in US AI governance debates about whether and how to regulate frontier AI model development at the state level.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047 on September 29, 2024, a landmark AI safety bill authored by State Senator Scott Wiener that would have required companies developing large AI models to implement safety protocols to prevent 'critical harms.' The veto halted what would have been one of the most significant state-level AI regulatory frameworks in the US, applying liability to developers of frontier AI models above certain compute thresholds.
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- •SB 1047 would have made AI developers liable for implementing safety protocols to prevent 'critical harms' from their models
- •The bill targeted large frontier models above specific compute/cost thresholds, exempting smaller models
- •Governor Newsom's veto was controversial, drawing criticism from AI safety advocates and praise from much of the tech industry
- •The veto reflects ongoing tension between AI innovation interests and precautionary safety regulation at the state level
- •Senator Scott Wiener authored the bill; its defeat signals challenges for comprehensive state-level AI safety legislation in the US
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| Page | Type | Quality |
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| Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act | Policy | 66.0 |
| Failed and Stalled AI Proposals | Analysis | 63.0 |
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# Gov. Newsom vetoes California’s controversial AI bill, SB 1047
[Anthony Ha](https://techcrunch.com/author/anthony-ha/)
2:07 PM PDT · September 29, 2024
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